St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 7, 2013
St. Maarten – Head of the Infrastructure Management Department of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Claudius Buncamper, Emergency Support Function (ESF-3) says that his department is working on several
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
St. Maarten – Jeanrony Johnny Quetant found leniency at the Common Court of Justice yesterday. While the Court in First Instance sentenced the defendant on January 30 to 36 months with 12 months suspended for attempted manslaughter, the Common Cour
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
St. Maarten – Not all reports are in yet, formateur Wescot-Williams said at yesterday’s press briefing where she alluded to Governor Holiday’s request to form a new government. She expects to present her report to the governor on Friday. As
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
Minister Jacobs: not an accurate picture St. Maarten - Information disseminating from reports published by Unicef-Netherlands and Unicef-Panama through an independent agency tasked with research on the state of children and adolescents in the Dut
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
St. Maarten – “Insanity.” With that single word Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams condemned the actions of the four National Alliance ministers that held an extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday afternoon where they approved
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
St. Maarten – “The Democratic Party, United People’s (UP) Party, and Independent Member of Parliament Romain Laville condemn the actions of the four caretaker ministers who are now in a lame duck status until a new Council of Ministers have bee
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
St. Maarten – Ricardo Frederick Alexander York got little pleasure out of his appeal against a verdict from the Court in First Instance. In December of last year this court sentenced him to 15 months for a burglary, while acquitting him of an armed
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 6, 2013
St. Maarten – The Guyanese community will be holding a wake for the late Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Herald Courtney E. Gibson this Friday at Quality Snacks on the Walter Nisbeth Road from 7 p.m. A condolences book will also open at The Daily H
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
St. Maarten – The Council of Ministers went through a hectic meeting yesterday morning, whereby Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams again refused to put a proposal to dissolve the parliament on the agenda. In the afternoon an extraordinary meeting
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
De Weever: I want to give children a life of meaning [caption id="attachment_23145" align="alignleft" width="250"] Nicole de Weever (left) and Erika Cannegieter (right) at the Art Saves Lives and Be The Change fundraiser at The Red Piano lounge on
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
Canadian Military police investigated information leak St. Maarten / OTTOWA - Military police were used to investigate how CTV News obtained information Gen. Walt Natynczyk’s use of government VIP aircraft for trips to fundraising dinners, sport
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
St. Maarten - Senior Carnival Queen 2013 and Miss St. Maarten Davinia Brooks has praised the Be The Change Foundation for its incredible initiative, pledged to become a member and urged the public to follow-suit. Davinia, who will be volunteering
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
St. Maarten - The Windward Islands Civil Servants Union/Private Sector Union are taking the caretaker government to task over the payout of the 2011 cost of living adjustment (Cola). Union president Derie Leonard is addressing her concerns directly
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
WILLEMSTAD – Seventeen journalists and court reporters in Curacao took part in a training whereby the Public Prosecutor’s Office gave information to local media about the new penal code, legal resources, enforcement by taking away one’s freedom
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
St. Maarten –7 Nursing aides of the Saba Hospital and Nursing Home received on Friday their certificate of Certified Nursing Assistant. This 6 month Accelerated Nursing Assistant Course was designed and executed by the Education Department of th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
St. Maarten - At the first of its bi-annual board meetings for 2013, The Council of Advice revealed its official website to the public. In a short speech to the press, Governor Holiday, who chairs the council, said it strives to “challenge itself e
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 5, 2013
St. Maarten – At approximately 9:57 am a short circuit occurred yesterday in a high tension cable feeding the Zagersgut Substation which resulted in a major power outage across St. Maarten. Gebe immediately began the process of restoring electric
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
St. Maarten – The United Nations Children’s Fund, Unicef, has carried out a study as it relates to the rights of children and adolescents in the country. This study was presented to the Minister of Youth Affairs last month where according to re
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
Lisa Alexander reads the contents of the letter she received from Governor Holiday. Photo Caribisch Netwerk.St. Maarten – Lisa Alexander and a handful of activists were on governor drs. Eugène Holiday’s doorstep yesterday morning wanting to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
Kids in the 5 and under age bracket compete in a short sprint and the top three were rewarded for their efforts. This was one of the many events during the family fun day which took place on Sunday. Photo Today/Milton PietersSt. Maarten - Dave Ma
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
Outgoing Prime Minister Daniel Hodge. Photo Caribisch NetwerkWILLEMSTAD, Curacao – Outgoing Prime Minister Daniel Hodge says that the political situation in Curacao offers little hope for the future. That is mainly due to the politicians whom h
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
St. Martin – The population on the French side has multiplied six-fold between 1974 and 2009, a report from the institute for the overseas departments Iedom shows. In 2009, the French-side population stood at 36,824, an increase of 26.5 percent com
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
WILLEMSTAD – The parliament of Curacao will not void the resignation of MP Ivar Asjes. This is not possible, parliament President Mike Franco said, because the credentials of his successor Sherwin Leonora have already been approved by the parliamen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 4, 2013
St. Maarten – Some of the reports received from the 10 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) at last week’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting about the country’s disaster management system reveals that more than a majority of preparations
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 3, 2013
Winners and nominees pose together for a group picture at the end of the award ceremony.ROTTERDAM – Ivy Defoe and Christella Garard did St. Maarten proud during the second annual Pearls of the Dutch Caribbean awards in Rotterdam on Saturday. Ga
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 3, 2013
St. Maarten - After witnessing the first round of the first annual recital organized by the National Institute of Arts at the LB Scot Sports Auditorium last Saturday, those witnessing the 27 performances may very well agree that the art form is headi
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 3, 2013
Corina IV leaves St. Maarten this weekend St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – Is there something with girls called Laura and their desire to sail around the world? On January 21 of last year 16-year-old Laura Dekker sailed with her boat Guppy into th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 3, 2013
St. Maarten –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams urged the community to practice a healthy lifestyle, in particular the avoiding of cigarettes and tobacco related products at the opening of the healthy lifestyle corner at the library last week. �
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 3, 2013
Future of St. Maarten; My perspective’ St. Maarten – The majority of students who will continue their studies abroad are most likely not coming back to St. Maarten to find a job. This was said at a panel discussion, organized for the St. Marti
